Have yourself a healthy little Christmas!

The words "healthy" & "Christmas" can often seem like a oxymoron and to be honest...torture lol! But it doesn't have to be.....

I became inspired to do this post when I came across this cute picture on Leona Lewis' blog http://www.lee-loy.com ...

Look at their little facess lol, will deffo be making these this year.

It got me thinking what else can I make and do to make this Christmas special AND healthy at the same time? (So I don't go back to uni like a dumpling lol!!)

Banana loaf!

Instead of the normal chocolate cakes lying around you could try your hand at making a banana loaf/bread/cake! They're really simple to make and you could substitute sugar for honey or get the sweetness from icing Christmas trees on top, its also a great way of using up any old bananas. 

   

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Hot spiced drinks!

Instead of the usual calorie laden hot chocolates try a hot spiced drink! My favourite is apple and they make the house smell amazingg.

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Salads! and lots of them

Chicken, prawn, fruit.. you can make any kind of salad just pile it high and make it pretty!

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Games!

As well as watching movies all day try some games! Gets the family involved and gets you at least a little bit active lol, dance mats or Nintendo Wii's as well as Xbox Kinect's are great for this or just play good old fashioned charades. You could also play a massive family game of Hide & Seek...epic!

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Duck Duck Goose? maybe not lol

Popcorn!

Instead of too many crisps and snacks buy a packet of popcorn kernels (Tesco do them for around 89p) put them in an airtight container and stick them in the microwave! No oil, no extra gunk and you can get creative with toppings!

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The most important thing is to just enjoy your Christmas! For people away at uni it maybe the first time you've been with all of your family for a long time, so just kick back and enjoy and don't punish yourself too much because of treats!

One month to go! ❤

Food glorious food! - Soup edition

Different from what I usually post but I feel like a proud parent with the soup I just made for lunch haha! So.Yummy...

I bought a great Tomato & Basil soup from Tesco the other day and thought I would try and make my own version to use up some of the tinned tomato I have lying about and it tastes just as delicious!


Nays Tomato & Basil soup!

Ingredients

• 1 tin of peeled tomatoes (Chopped will do too! or even normal tomatoes boiled down)
• Small amount of chopped ginger (You will notice my measurements are rather vague, I usually just dash & dash as my mum would call it haha!)
• A couple shakes of dried Basil (Fresh is great too)
• Tablespoon of Mango Chutney (Random but WORKS! Adds great flavour)
• Anything to garnish (I used a bit of Rocket)
• Some gorgeous wholemeal crusty bread to dip in

Blend the tinned tomatoes with the basil, ginger, and mango chutney then put in a saucepan on the stove to boil.

Serve in a bowl with the bread on the side and ENJOY!

God Bless

Nay 

xx

Losing the birthday chubba

I'm not 100% sure of how much weight I put on over the week of my birthday (if any) but you know when you feel so sluggish & unhealthy...yeah that lol and plus my meals went a little something like this:

 Fry up with milkshake & Mcdonalds all in one day, Chimichangas for lunch one day then a meal out in the evening, Chinese buffet on my actual birthday & that doesn't even include the birthday cakes & desserts urghhhhh lol! But no regrets! I really enjoyed my birthday & the food was yummy!

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 ....Just means I have to kick my butt this week! Which is going well so far :D

I've had one week of unhealthy food so trying to make this week one with healthy food,

Plan

• Run every morning - this has been going well! We skipped Tuesdays because it was raining HARD and who wants to run with soggy clothes & hair *shudders* so we stayed home & done this HIIT workout from YouTube.

• Squat & lunge through out the day! - Be it waiting for the kettle to boil or during ad breaks on TV I'm trying to get some squats in haha.
• Drink more water!
• Get more sleep
• Eat clean (-er)!

Food ideas

Here are a few things I plan to eat & hopefully continue eating when I go back to uni

Breakfast

• Weetabix with Honey & Cinnamon
• Fruit Salad
• Small Omelette (1 egg) with ham, onion or what ever is in the fridge at the time
• 1 boiled egg with 2 slices of brown toast
• Porridge/Oats with Cinnamon & Honey

Lunch

• Omelette with 1 pitta bread
• 1 baked potato with beans or cheese
• Scrambled egg sandwich (one slice of bread)

Dinner

• Seasoned baked chicken with broccoli
• Prawns in curry powder with small portion of rice & broccoli (more veg than carbs)
• Baked potato filled with mince & veg on the side
• Chicken salad

Snacks

• Celery with Hummus as a dip. (Red Pepper Hummus is delicious!)
• Wheat thins topped with hummus, goats cheese or plain. (rice cakes work too!)
• Cut up slices of pitta bread toasted in the oven (Crisp/chip style) then dipped in Hummous or Guacamole.
• Green tea through out the day (love love love the stuff! And it's good for you! Result :D

Desserts

• When I crave Apple crumble I'll make a mini version with honey instead of sugar in a small ramekin cup/dish
• Fresh fruit
• When I crave chocolate I'll have Horlicks Chocolate light hot malt which is yummy than regular malt & doesn't have many calories

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I also bought a 49p writing pad from Sainsburys to jot down everything I eat in the day (sounds a bit strict but it really helps because when you go to eat something unhealthy you won't because you feel guilty about writing it down) & to write down anything inspirational & the workouts I do.

Also! Don't be afraid to run! People don't care that your working out & if you do get weird looks think of the good looks you'll get when your body is in shape ;) Even when I wake up and don't feel like heading out I always am thankful I do because once you're out there you feel great!

Lets see how it goes! I'm on day 3 & feeling better that I did last week so that's a good start.

What could I do better? Anything I could add or take away from my food ideas?

Let's help each other out!

God Bless

Nay

xx